Princess Lwoff-Parlaghy, on the Way to New York, played Santa Claus for 180 Youths, aboard the steamship Abraham Lincoln, of the Hamburg America Line. She wrote a manifesto in three languages to explain her plans to gift all of the children on the ship with something for Christmas. The journalists were entertained with cigars and booze and Captain Hanh got to spend some time with Her Serene Highness.
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December 29, 1910 in The Boston Globe. Full Article and conext of page.
This report by The Princess can be appreciated in context so we know who is coordinating their work, at the time. The Princess Vilma is seen next to The First Lady (The Leader of Plus Ultra) Mrs. Taft.
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December 29, 1910This is the conception day event of 1 person, who also made a difference in history
284 days after the event was born.
Born on October 09, 1911 Joe RosenthalAmerican photographer who received the Pulitzer Prize for his iconic World War II photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, taken during the 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima |
Joe Rosenthal (1911 — 2006)
American photographer who received the Pulitzer Prize for his iconic World War II photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, taken during the 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima
People featured in this post:
Princess Vilma Lwoff-Parlaghy
Proficient painter painter of European royalty and nobility
Helen Herron Taft
Wife of President William Howard Taft and the first lady of the United States from 1909 to 1913
Rossetter G. Cole
Author, Composer and speaker to the the Music Teachers' National Association
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Engelbert Humperdinck
Geraldine Farrar
American soprano opera singer and film actress, noted for her beauty, acting ability, and
Helena Keith-Falconer, Countess of Kintore
Duchess of Manchester
"Still she hangs like a bat in the heads of the men who met her, and none of us will ever forget her".
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